A TV show can't hold people and institutions to account like good journalism can. — David Simon Copy Share Image
The best # gift we can give in any interaction is to leave people feeling lighter, # happier , and more at # peace . — David Simon Copy Share Image
People from here will often say, "I'm not from the United States, I'm from New Orleans." — David Simon Copy Share Image
Every day, human beings are worth less. That's the triumph of capitalism. The money gets made, and the fewer people we need… — David Simon Copy Share Image
I'm just a swell guy. No, that's a ridiculous notion - if you're being an asshole to people, you're being an asshole,… — David Simon Copy Share Image
One of the sad things about contemporary journalism is that it actually matters very little. The world now is almost inured to… — David Simon Copy Share Image
More people pay attention to fiction and to narrative than pay attention to journalism. That's quite sad. More people pay attention to… — David Simon Copy Share Image
The best I can hope for is that I might provoke a water cooler argument between you and somebody else. But it… — David Simon Copy Share Image
It is your birthright to have a life of meaning and purpose. Whether or not the people in your life have consistently… — David Simon Copy Share Image
America is a country that is now utterly divided when it comes to its society, its economy, its politics. There are definitely… — David Simon Copy Share Image
What appeals to me in The Deuce is some of the same things that made me interested in The Wire, which is… — David Simon Copy Share Image
I come from a country that is now utterly schizophrenic when it comes to its society, its economy, its politics. There are… — David Simon Copy Share Image
There were a lot of video store owners and managers out of work, once pornography became more about streaming and downloads. But… — David Simon Copy Share Image
The rest of America, with some small exceptions, has been bulldozed and rebuilt and then bulldozed and rebuilt again. Our places have… — David Simon Copy Share Image
What we were trying to do was take the notion of Greek tragedy, of fated and doomed people, and instead of these… — David Simon Copy Share Image
I'd love if people relearned the lessons of the 20th century all over again. Which is to say this country progressed economically… — David Simon Copy Share Image
I'm making a lot of money. I should be paying a lot more taxes. I'm not paying taxes at a rate that… — David Simon Copy Share Image
The trick to making a story matter is that every now and then, somebody you care about has to go. If it's… — David Simon Copy Share Image
If I had to guess and put a name on it, I'd say that at some point, the drug war was as much a… — David Simon Copy Share
It is your birthright to live a life abundant in love. Make the commitment today to open your heart and let your love flow. — David Simon Copy Share
“If the case isn't plea bargained, dismissed or placed on the inactive docket for an indefinite period of time, if by some perverse twist… — David Simon Copy Share
When we spend time in silence, we can hear the voice of our soul whispering its sacred message and encouraging us to make choices… — David Simon Copy Share
You have the capacity to change the plot line of your life, even if you've been acting from the same script since before you… — David Simon Copy Share
Healing is the process of reestablishing the integration between body, mind, and spirit, creating opportunities for the return of the memory of wholeness. — David Simon Copy Share
Authenticity is an alignment between your beliefs, your desires and your choices in the world. Desires change throughout the course of a life, but… — David Simon Copy Share
One of the sad things about contemporary journalism is that it actually matters very little. The world now is almost inured to the power… — David Simon Copy Share
“Everyone lies. Murderers lie because they have to; witnesses and other participants lie because they think they have to; everyone else lies for the… — David Simon Copy Share
Lawrence Gilliard Jr. is a fine actor and I've always felt some residual guilt that we killed him so early in The Wire. It… — David Simon Copy Share
